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{{short description|Mascot for the Sporting Clube de Goa of Goa Professional League}}
{{Infobox mascot
| name = Zumba
| image = Zumba (mascot).jpg
| caption = Zumba in 2011
| team = [[Sporting Clube de Goa]]
| description = [[Lion (color)|Reddish-brown]] [[lion]]
| first_seen = {{start date and age|2011|10|23|df=y}}
| last_seen = {{start date and age|2013|8|16|df=y}}
| website = {{Url|sportingclubedegoa.in}}
}}

'''Zumba''' is the official [[mascot]] for [[Goa Professional League]]'s [[Sporting Clube de Goa]]. Portrayed as a [[lion]], Zumba first appeared in 2011, during the [[2011–12 I-League|fifth season of the I-League]]. He was the first live mascot introduced in the league.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Times |first=Navhind |date=2013-08-15 |title=Sporting Clube to launch own academy tomorrow – The Navhind Times |url=https://www.navhindtimes.in/2013/08/15/sports/sports-sporting-clube-launch-own-academy-tomorrow/ |access-date=2023-09-24 |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-09-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230924171722/https://www.navhindtimes.in/2013/08/15/sports/sports-sporting-clube-launch-own-academy-tomorrow/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Launch==
On 23 October 2011, [[Sporting Clube de Goa]], introduced its official [[mascot]] named Zumba. The unveiling of Zumba took place during a special event where the club also premiered its theme song titled "Flaming Oranje." This anthem was composed by the well-known [[Goan]] band, Sky High.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Times |first=Navhind |date=2011-11-09 |title=Sporting Clube de Goa to release theme song – The Navhind Times |url=https://www.navhindtimes.in/2011/11/09/sports/sports-sporting-clube-de-goa-release-theme-song/ |access-date=2023-09-24 |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-09-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230924171722/https://www.navhindtimes.in/2011/11/09/sports/sports-sporting-clube-de-goa-release-theme-song/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

During the [[intermission]], Alan Sequeira, a national [[motocross]] champion, made an entrance into the [[pavilion]] accompanied by Zumba. The event was graced by [[Bruno Coutinho (footballer, born 1969)|Bruno Coutinho]], a recipient of the [[Arjuna Award]], who served as the chief guest. A significant moment of the occasion occurred when Coutinho unveiled the theme song, titled 'Flaming Oranje'.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2011-10-24 |title=Sporting Clube de Goa launch its mascot 'Zumba' |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/i-league/sporting-clube-de-goa-launch-its-mascot-zumba/articleshow/10468150.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-09-24 |issn=0971-8257 |archive-date=2023-05-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230508001534/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/i-league/sporting-clube-de-goa-launch-its-mascot-zumba/articleshow/10468150.cms?from=mdr |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Appearances==
On 16 August 2013, Zumba made an appearance during the inauguration of the SCG Football Academy at the Don Bosco grounds in [[Panjim]]. The event marked the 15th anniversary of [[Sporting Clube de Goa]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Times |first=Navhind |date=2013-08-16 |title=AIFF's O'Donell praises Sporting Clube for showing the way – The Navhind Times |url=https://www.navhindtimes.in/2013/08/16/sports/sports-aiff-s-o-donell-praises-sporting-clube-showing-way/ |access-date=2023-09-24 |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-09-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230924171723/https://www.navhindtimes.in/2013/08/16/sports/sports-aiff-s-o-donell-praises-sporting-clube-showing-way/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

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[[Category:Sports mascots]]
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